The Broken Bow Chamber of Commerce was joined by Nebraska Lt. Governor Mike Foley on Friday, February 18 as three new businesses and an organization were welcomed to the area.
Brain Injury Alliance of Nebraska (BIA-NE) began the afternoon of celebration as the services provided by the group has expanded to central and western Nebraska.
Central Nebraska Resource Facilitator Sheila Kennedy along with Western Nebraska Resource Facilitator MenDi McCuiston attended the ribbon cutting and said the group started in Lincoln and Omaha in 2019, but wanted to expand services across the state.
According to the BIA-NE website, BIA-NE helps individuals with brain injuries rebuild their lives, restore purposeful living, and rebuild hope and optimism. Serving the brain injury population means working to secure and develop community-based services, providing support groups and access to pertinent information and medical resources and service referrals. It also means educating professionals who work with children and adults with brain injury.
Find out more information on services and assistance at biane.org.
From California to Nebraska, Destiny Gloeckler made her home in Callaway a few years ago and at the end of 2021, her business also found its home in central Nebraska. During the ribbon-cutting on Friday, Destiny said she never expected the cleaning service to take off as quickly as it did, but is excited that it has.
Destined To Shine Cleaning Service, LLC., offers a variety of services including maintenance, deep cleans, move-in/out, post-construction, as well as many other add-ons. In addition, Destiny also said the business has partnered with the American House Cleaners Association and their Servants Hearts Program to offer the ability for cleaning to be donated to someone who is in need. Find out more at destinedtoshinecleaning.com.
If you are in need of an evening activity during the weekend, check out Pleasure Lanes in Broken Bow. In July of 2021, Dave and Tara Glendy, and Evan June officially became the owners of Pleasure Lanes and shortly after joined the Broken Bow Chamber of Commerce. On Friday, the group talked about plans to focus on bringing students to the bowling alley and noted a post-prom event has also been planned for the coming months.
Pleasure Lanes is open Fridays from 7-11 PM and on Saturdays from 2-11 PM. Anyone interested in hosting a special event can call (308) 767-2611 for more information.
Markham Construction is a familiar name in Custer County and has been for a number of decades. While the ownership has changed from Bump Markham to Adam Forster the same great services will be provided. Adam said when the opportunity was presented, he worked with Bump to finalize a deal to purchase the business from him.
Bump said he is excited for Adam and his family and believes they will do an outstanding job serving the communities.
“The main focus is going to be continuing to uphold the name that Bump established and keeping with the quality workmanship,” said Adam.
Now located in Broken Bow, Markham Construction can be reached at (308)643-7022.
